Marie Under was a poet. Her Tallinn years, the exile in Sweden, and the later return of her body are the chapters. She was a central voice of Estonian poetry in the twentieth century. She died in Sweden in 1980.
Fotografie
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Gând
A sample thought. The family would write here what they still say at the table.
Elena
Gând
A sample thought. A friend would say how the ordinary days were the ones that stayed.
Thomas
Poveste
What I was told
This is a sample story. A grandchild would write what they were told, and the one afternoon they remember for themselves.
Sofia
Fotografie
Ants Laikmaa · Public domain
Fotografie
Ants Laikmaa · Public domain
Lumânare
For the songs, and for Sunday.
Thomas
Lumânare
A sample candle left beside the story.
Mira
Videoclipuri
The song from the old radio
A sample film for Marie Under. The family would put here a song or a piece of footage they still play.
Muzică
A song they loved
The family
Dar
Lumânare
A sample gift of light.
Helen
Dar
Carte
A sample card for Marie Under.
Mark
Dar
Floare
A sample flower, left on the page.
Iris
Cronologie
Born
Marie Under was born in 1883.
Cronologie
Exile in Sweden
She left Estonia as the war turned and lived the rest of her life in Sweden.
Cronologie
Died
She died in 1980. She was later reburied in Estonia.
Întâlnire
An evening of remembrance
A sample gathering for Marie Under. The family would write the time, the place, and who is welcome.
The family
1883
1944
1980